RY ROCKLEN
Born
Los Angeles, California
Lives and works in Los Angeles, California
Education
2006 MFA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
2001 BA, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
1996-98 California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California
Individual Exhibitions
2013 Thomas Solomon Gallery (forthcoming)
2012 Baker's Dozen, The Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California
2012 Changing States of Matter, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
2011 UNTITLED, New York City, New York
2010 ZZZ's, Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
2009 House of Return, Parker Jones, Los Angeles, California
Good Heavens, Marc Jancou Contemporary, New York City, New York
2008 Good Grief, Bernier/Eliades, Athens, Greece
Time After Time, Baronian Francey, Brussels, Belgium
2007 Half Craft, Medium, St. Barthelemy, French West Indies
Just Us, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, California
2006 Land of Super Neutral, B.U.G. Gallery, Bangkok University, Bangkok, Thailand
Soft Ice, Zach Feuer Gallery, New York City, New York
2004 Lost & Found, Dangerous Curve, Los Angeles, California
2003 Grounded 4 Life, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, California
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 YOUR HISTORY IS OUR HISTORY, curated by Rene-Julien Praz, Praz-Delavallad, Paris, France
For the Martian Chronicles, curated by Yael Lipschutz, L+M Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Coquieilles Mecaniques, Le CRAC Alsace, Altkirch, France
Made in L.A., Hammer Museum, LAX Art, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, LA, CA
Venice Beach Biennial, Venice Beach, CA
Maybe it's the light that has to change and not much else, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, NY
Changing States of Matter, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
Torrance Biennial, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
Marine Salon no.9, Marine Gallery, Venice Beach, CA
2011 Nothing Beside Remains, curated by Shamim Momin, Marfa, Texas
Greater LA, curated by Ben Godsill and Joel Mesler, New York, NY
Home Show, Revisited, curated by Miki Garcia and Michele O’Marah, Santa Barbara
Contemporary Arts Forum/various locations, Santa Barbara, California
No Swan So Fine, curated by Joanna Fiduccia, Michael Benevento, Los Angeles, California
2010 Group Show, Rental Gallery, New York City, New York
Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California
Country Music, Blum and Poe, Los Angeles, California
Rive Gauche/ Rive Droite, Marc Jancou, Paris, France
2009 Second Nature: The Valentine-Adelson Collection at the Hammer, Hammer Museum,
Los Angeles, California
Athens Biennale, Athens, Greece
Nothing is permanent. Albert Baronian, profession: galeriste, European Centre for
Contemporary Art, Brussels, Belgium
2008 That Was Then, This Was Now, PS. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City,
New York
The Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York
2007 In Geneva No One Can Hear You Scream, Blondeau Fine Art Services, Geneva,
Switzerland
Sculptors Drawings: Ideas, Sketches, Proposals, and More, Angles Gallery, Los
Angeles, California
Warhol & …, Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2006 Oliver Twist, Rental Gallery, New York City, New York
Red Eye, The Rubell Collection, Miami, Florida
LA Trash & Treasure, Milliken Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Fall, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, California
2005 From LA, Baronian Francey, Brussels, Belgium
LA Juried Show, LA Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Drive-By & reLAX, Unspace, Los Angeles, California
2004 Christmas in July, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, California
BLACK DRAGON SOCIETY, Apex Art, New York City, New York
2003 3D 7DEEP, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, California
Golden, Galerie Michael Janssen, Köln, Germany
Cluster Fuck, The Latch, Los Angeles, California
Something Else, The Latch, Los Angeles, California
2002 Win, Lose of Draw/Smoking Pencils, Rolling Papers, Black Dragon Society, Los
Angeles, California
I'm from Orange County and I Drink Johnny Walker Red, curated by Hubert
Schmalix, Galerie Julius Hummel, Vienna, Austria
The Daily Circus, The Latch, Los Angeles, California
Low Overhead, Todd Hughes Fine Art, Los Angeles, California
2001 A Well Rounded Appetite, The Latch, Los Angeles, California
Face-Off, curated by Hannah Greely, The Smell, Los Angeles, California
Big Trouble in Little China, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, California
The Backyard Show, The Hatch Gallery, Los Angeles, California
The Battle for the Greatest Drawing in the World Title, Black Dragon Society, Los
Angeles, California
2000 Something of That Nature, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, California
Chocolate Thunder, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, California
Selected Bibliography
2011 Donelan, Charles. "CAF's Home Show, Revisited: Ten Los Angeles Artists Take On
Santa Barbara's Homes." Santa Barbara Independent, June 2 (illustrated).
2010 Geha, Katie with Ry Rocklen. "Ry Rocklen," 500 Words, Artforum.com, October 26
(illustrated).
2009 Wharton, Annie. "Ry Rocklen," (exhibition review) Flash Art, November-December: 89
(illustrated).
Sholis, Brian. "Ry Rocklen," (exhibition review) Artforum, Summer, Vol. XLVII,
No. 10: 341 (illustrated).
2008 __. Whitney Biennial 2008. Exhibition catalogue with essay by Trinie Dalton. New York:
Whitney Museum of American Art (illustrated).
2007 Hargreaves, Kathryn. "RY ROCKLEN AND NICK LOWE: Black Dragon Society," Artillery,
Summer: 34.
2006 __. Men's Book, Spring: 82 (illustration).
Selected Collections
Thomas J. Watson Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York
MoCA Library, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California